Global Patent Index - EP 0456450 A2

EP 0456450 A2 19911113 - Phase locked laser arrays with single lobe output beam.

Title (en)

Phase locked laser arrays with single lobe output beam.

Title (de)

Phasengekoppelte Reihenanordnungen von Lasern mit einem einzigen Ausgangsstrahl.

Title (fr)

Réseaux de lasers verrouillés en phase avec un faisceau de sortie à lobe unique.

Publication

EP 0456450 A2 19911113 (EN)

Application

EP 91304084 A 19910507

Priority

US 51971890 A 19900507

Abstract (en)

A semiconductor laser array includes a set of low-loss waveguides (32) for transmitting generated light waves from amplification waveguides (30) to an external facet. The width of the output waveguides (32) is less than a critical width required for complete confinement of the transmitted light so that the spot width of the light transmitted by each waveguide is increased to greater than 75% of the spacing between the output waveguides to produce a single-lobed beam. In one embodiment (Fig. 5), scanning contacts (50,52) induce a bias on the set of low-loss output waveguides to scan an output beam. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H01S 3/101; H01S 3/25

IPC 8 full level

H01S 5/00 (2006.01); H01S 5/40 (2006.01); H01S 5/062 (2006.01); H01S 5/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01S 5/4031 (2013.01 - EP US); H01S 5/4068 (2013.01 - EP US); H01S 5/0624 (2013.01 - EP US); H01S 5/10 (2013.01 - EP US); H01S 5/4062 (2013.01 - EP US); H01S 5/4075 (2013.01 - EP US); H01S 5/4081 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 5023882 A 19910611; DE 69102937 D1 19940825; DE 69102937 T2 19950119; EP 0456450 A2 19911113; EP 0456450 A3 19920318; EP 0456450 B1 19940720; JP H04229680 A 19920819

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 51971890 A 19900507; DE 69102937 T 19910507; EP 91304084 A 19910507; JP 10136491 A 19910507